mtg commander 2011 decks This Day in Magic History: Was Created (June 17th, 2011) MTG - Commander (2011 Edition)

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What made Amalia so strong as a deck was its resiliency and a huge part of that resiliency came from the ability to control the top of its deck thanks to all the explore triggers

It also had the advantage of being more elegant than its mirror card Undermine, as it was a simple combination of Healing Salve and Counterspell for the combined price of both of them, and while the strength of the colors meant the ranking here goes the other way, Absorb shows how it's more important to get what you need rather than what is technically more valuable

People are opening their cards, exclaiming about the cool things they've found, and discovering cool combinations for the very first time

It works best in reanimator strategies where it discards, say, an Archon of Cruelty, then gives it haste after you drop it into play